Pulse oximetry ring

Abstract

A biometric sensor can be disposed within a wearable finger ring. The ring device can provide a variety of different biometric and health measurements. The ring device can also be in communication with the Internet. Information from the ring device can be saved in the cloud, accessed by remote smart devices, accessed by remote computers, or otherwise accessed and saved. Various users, such as doctors and EMS personnel, can access the information provided by the ring device.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62 / 048,086, entitled “Pulse Oximetry Ring” filed on Sep. 9, 2014. The entire content of the above application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]Implementations of the present invention relate to wearable devices that automatically track user health metrics.[0004]2. Background and Relevant Art[0005]Advancements in medical and wearable technology have given insight into the value of constantly monitoring and recording biometric and activity data. Patient monitoring and self-tracking can play an important role in the improvement and efficiency of healthcare and health outcomes. There are several products on the market that aim to accomplish constant monitoring of various metrics; however, incomplete feature sets and poor design-in terms of mobility, comfort and practical every...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]Additional features and advantages of exemplary implementations of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by the practice of such exemplary implementations. The features and advantages of such implementations may be realized and obtained by means of the instruments and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims. These and other features will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, or may be learned by the practice of such exemplary implementations as set forth hereinafter.

Problems solved by technology

There are several products on the market that aim to accomplish constant monitoring of various metrics; however, incomplete feature sets and poor design-in terms of mobility, comfort and practical everyday use-prevent many individuals from benefitting from the improved health and lifestyle outcomes that can be achieved through constant biometric and activity monitoring.

Activity trackers that are often worn on the wrist don't give sufficient insight because reliable biometric data such as heart rate and oxygen cannot easily be obtained accurately on the wrist and are therefore unreliable for acute monitoring.

Other existing solutions, including home distress monitors, do not give sufficient insight into the overall health of the patient and simply act as an alert system with no proactive measures to improve or change health outcomes before an emergency event happens.

According, there are a number of problems in the art that can be addressed.

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